The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was
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Linus Torvalds and thousands of disparate hackers created Linux, perhaps the only alternative to Windows NT. It may be the greatest software story never completed. Nor yet were you seen neither seen nor heard when this earth was made when the sky was built… – Kalevala 3:245-248 The Kalevala is an epic poem of some […]

How does this coverage hold up? It was a fun read from back in my highschool days, when I was still five years from trying Linux on my own AMD Thunderbird 1Ghz. It wasn’t until 2008 that I tried again and it stuck.

  • @pan_troglodytes@programming.devEnglish
    8•8 months ago

    Whatever the actual numbers, it is not unrealistic that Linux will emerge as the second operating system after Windows, especially given Apple’s currently confusing sense of direction.

    curious for a 27 year old article how accurate it turned to be (androidOS notwithstanding). Windows seems to still be the “2,000-pound gorilla” but there are other options available these days…

    • astraeus
      4•8 months ago

      Windows has lost a ton of market share, unfortunately it gave much of that market share to MacOS